document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1184098>Question 1184098</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At 8:00, the temperature was 6 degrees Celsius (°C). Three hours later, the temperature was -13°C. By how many degrees Celsius did the temperature change? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER: 19 degrees<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Some students find this easier to understand by looking at the two numbers 6 and -13 on a number line.  6 is 6 units to the right of 0; -13 is 13 units to the left of 0; the distance between them on the number line (i.e., the difference between them) is 6+13=19.<br><BR>\n" );
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